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by kcsavvy 1542 days ago
There are medical interventions that can help so please talk to a doctor if you want to go down that path.

Other than that, practicing until you consistently pass meta mocks on interviewing.io or something like that is probably the best way to come in feeling OK.

Please realize this is normal. Lots of engineers get extremely anxious before interviews. Like sick to stomach can’t sleep for days anxious. I remember listening to a podcast with a senior principal at Amazon — this guy was an incredibly accomplished engineer, and he was so nervous during his first algo interview at Amazon the interviewer paused and asked him to grab a drink and take a moment. I think this is due to the ridiculous interviewing practices we have adopted as an industry, but that is a different topic.

You will get through it and no matter what happens you WILL be ok. The world is big and opportunity is endless, whether you work at Meta or not. If you have someone to talk to or hug, go do it. Seriously it helps.